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CommunityView™ User Guide
CommunityView™ is a web-based mapping application from Digital Map Products that enables cities to publish relevant city information to the Internet for easy access by their residents. From the intuitive map interface, residents can quickly search for properties, zoom and pan around the map, view property details and city specific layers, and print maps and property details.

This user guide will provide an overview of:


CommunityView™ Map Interface
    1) Search Box
    2) Zoom Bar
    3) Map Screen
    4) Menu Bar
    5) Layers Menu
    6) Nudge Bars
    7) Print Link
    8) Help Link
    9) Information Balloon

Navigating in CommunityView™

Zooming
Zoom Bar

  • Click either on the plus (zoom in) or minus (zoom out) symbols
  • Click on the vertical orange bars
Mouse Wheel
  • Mouse the cursor over a location and use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out on that location
  • Roll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in, roll the mouse wheel back to zoom out
Mouse Double Click
  • Place the cursor on the map where you want to zoom and double click the mouse. Each double click will zoom you in one zoom level and center the map on the location of your click.
Zoom to a Rectangle
  • While holding down the CTRL key, place your mouse on the map screen in the upper corner of the area of the map you'd like to zoom into. With the CTRL key still depressed, click and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle (will be visible onscreen) to the desired zoom area.

Panning

  • Click the map screen and drag your mouse

Nudging

  • Click the nudge bars on the perimeter of the map to incrementally move the map left, right, up, or down


Finding Properties and Locations

There are two primary ways to search for properties and locations in CommunityView™:

  • Perform a conventional search using the search box
  • Perform a visual search by zooming and panning the map to find your desired location

Search Box
Search by an Address
  • Enter the street number and street name in the "Search box" in the upper left of the map screen
  • Make sure you use the format: street # street name. Example: 123 Main St.
    • Note: there is no need to enter a city, state, or zip
  • Click "go"
  • The map will zoom to your search property and outline it in orange

Search by an APN
  • Enter the APN in the "Search box" in the upper left of the map screen
  • Make sure you use the format: apn: xxxxxxxx. Example: apn: 2072002050

Search by a Street Intersection
  • Enter the street intersection in the "Search box" in the upper left of the map screen
  • Make sure you use the format: street name and street name. Example: Main St. and First Av

Map Search
Zoom and pan the map to navigate to your desired location. Mouse over properties and layer features to view address, APN, and additional layer information.


Viewing Layers

The Layers Menu lets you choose a map view (road, aerial, hybrid) and select a city layer to view. Only one city layer can be viewed at a time and the default layer is parcels (displays parcel lines at close zoom levels).

  • Click on "View" from the menu bar above the map screen
  • Select the map view and layer you'd like to display on the map
    • Map View: select from either Road, Aerial, or Hybrid (both road and aerial)
    • City Layers: click on layer to view (e.g. zoning, home owner's association). The selected layer will be highlighted in green.
  • To deselect a layer, click the turn_layer_off option from the Layers List
  • "Home" will take you back to the starting map screen


Identifying Properties and Viewing Information Balloons
  • To identify a property, click on that property. The property outline will turn orange and will remain highlighted until you identify another property by either entering a new search or clicking on another property. Identifying a property turns it into a "selected property."


  • To view additional information about a property, either click on the property or mouse over the property and you will see an information balloon appear with the property's address, APN, and links to further information about the property.
    • To view an oblique image of the property, click on the "Photo" link at the bottom left of the balloon
    • To view summary info for the property, click on the "Summary" link at the bottom center of the balloon
    • To view detailed information for the property, click on the "Details" link at the bottom right of the balloon
    • To remove the property as a "selected property" click on the "Clear Selection" link
  • To view additional information about an active layer, view, or feature simply move your mouse over one of the layer features (colored area, outline, or point) and pause until the information balloon appears. Not all layers have additional information associated with them.
  • Some information balloons have links to additional information contained on them. To access this additional information, such as a website or Driving Directions to or from the property or location, click the link in the balloon. For Driving Directions, if you'd like directions to the identified property or location enter the address you're starting from in the Start Address box. If you'd like directions from the identified property or location, enter your destination address in the End address box. You can also select if you'd like directions for the shortest route in distance or in time. Click the OK button and a separate, printable page of driving directions will appear.


Printing

CommunityView™ offers three different print options depending on the type of map and/or property report you are trying to print.

  • Print the map screen only
    • Click on "Print" from the main menu bar above the map screen
    • A print preview window will open. Click on the PRINT icon at the upper right of the page to print the map
    • This will print the map as it appears on the main map screen

  • Print a property map plus summary information
    • Click on "Summary" in the information balloon
    • A print preview window will open. Click on the PRINT icon at the upper right of the page to print the summary property report, including a zoomed in aerial view of the property.

  • Print a property map plus detailed information
    • Click on "Details" in the information balloon
    • A print preview window will open. Click on the PRINT icon at the upper right of the page to print the detailed property report, including a zoomed in aerial view of the property.